Car structure.



A. E. SMITH.

OAR STRUCTURE. APPLIOATION FILED mm: 18, 1909.

Patnted May 3,1910.

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INVENTOs v WITNESISESY A-. E. SMITH. I GAR STRUCTURE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1909.

. Patented May 3, 1910.

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A. E. SMITH. fiAR STRUCTURE. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 1a, 1909.

Patented May 3, 1910.

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BROOKLYN, new iromz.

CAR STRUCTURE.

Toolkwhomit may "coitcefn; Be it known that I, ABRAM "SMITH,

-citizen of the United States, residing at .vanta' es in View which .Will elearlyxappearby re ere'nce to th'e accompanying drawings,"

showing'pref'er'red 'a'nimodified characteristics of v however, I do 'lliot'ir'lsll' to be limited.

In the dreWing s-I 'Figure 1 is a, side elevetion showing it number of struotiiral partsofthe ,tank oar inade in" accordance with the preferred embod'i'ment of the invention.

,Fig. 2 is a ew taken in cross seetion'throngh ahody'looletr, enough of thebody bolster end enough-"of the tank being indicated to in F r Like parts areindicoted by similar oha-rthfonghoutthe fdifier'ejnt x preferably, logy i-=ster'sd and "e I hieheiid R oithe saddle amillthe latte that; 100 15 each desirably R yiderl wi'tlji ;the-'ga ibetween the ent'er s'i1l s "i,fend inch. -showni 2'and f3y-"e ajlqil is jfastenedtheijet'oluThus when tliere 'oon thishas flengejheinglfho 1" raet'ion j a an on throng" {the :seouredaltfits(onterQendsf' f" )atyw bolster meme 105 5 0- inner':portio idw v "l t q t l set L e 31 the center sills 'wellfias' by thcgnsnot ii 'sho ri gigs. 1

' through the figures.

1 tank aJof the ear rests npo'ntwo; saddles b c that are supported ome f oonvenient' .w'ay,

' beiiig fti sft'ened'fto 'bgdy- 1 61-- rend' er (glean-"the preferred ooristruotion 'of my lnventi'on." parts shownlln F g.

i'is zin'end View Referring T1 'to t, inehisiir the .r Time-gent 'tions 01, e. Whileth, sailclles.

Specification of Letters iatent; Application flied June 18, 1909. Serial NO. 502,958.

oon'striiction, to whiehfeonstrnction,

Fig; 3 is a plan View of the '2, with the exception that the tank of thetenk oer is absent, Figi i the'body' 'bolster'fshewing itrrr'ctfi ral Iohiiractiistics ,of. 1 my invention: 410

trii'ction i'llfiistreted"-i1 1- j setioliil plan viewonline Ai-,A- "f Fig. .Fig.'-7 is a; view in cross-seotionofca of the struotureishown Patented May 3, 1910.

desirably seenred'npon the substructure or under-frame of the tank ear-,-'only---one-of these saddles, say the saddle b, is fixedly of rivets. Z, which ass though the bottom of the :tank and 'tliiough the salltldle bytlw rivetsbeing'indioeted 11 1 Fig. 2' while ;the rivet holes in the-i. saddle "are indioated in Fig. 3. The coinpanionsadflle is not secured to'the tank 4;, said tank merely i'esting upon thelsaddl'e and in sliding relation therewith,,s0 that as t e tank is lengthene'd or shortened, in consequence} of "expansion and contraction, it ma'y move with respect to the saddle a while it ifs' fixed ,with respect :to the saddle b, whereb'yeoht-raction and expansion tlrlroughoutthefl'engtli of the tank ,mey' readil ooeur withouttencieney to buckle the to end*withoutften&encyto loosen the tank where it is riii'eted to-.-its supporting means. j Thus" I have devised gta-nk ha r including a tsnk which; is fixedly seeuredfnear, one elfd to the underfrttme' of the car structure,- and .whioh', while.**sup-. ported at its other end \ipon said underfrani', isya'depted there tGTDOVE IOHgitIldi' ne'lly of the ear. struotlire jan'd with respect to; that lpa'r-t of the under fireme which sup- -po-1 ts the. tank but n'ihioh'ii 'not united I employianki band's m,

c, and wliich, :a.t its ends; is united with ,,:i body-bolster, jzi s i dimtd in Figs. 1 J and .2; This tank j'beind joe while servingito. permit the tankto moveloiigitnclinaily the saddle 0,, prevents said" tank from rising from itssaddle. f In Figs; 5, 6 to the tank a,

and]? the 'si d lef cj g "rite tea but is not "fixed with 'resipeot long'itiidinally "offthe under-'friirfie; to

n 3. r 2231613,, however, I jpreferred 'unitedwi-th the tank a, preferably by=means ofl the e511 ,stru otrire with "respect to to the 'nnde'rframe, but .is htihritd to" mov bolsters.

I The portions 9 of the saddle structures are pro ected so far laterally of the underframe as to causethe outer portion of such saddle structures in engagement with the,

the outer end of the base flange g, will be sofar to one side of theaxis of the tank as absolutely to prevent this portion of the saddle structure from acting as a fulcrum.

There are two body bolsters .for the construc'tion illustrated, each body bolster being desirably formed as shown in Figs. 2and 3, where the body bolsters are illustrated as being made up of two outer sections at which are riveted along theiri vertical inner faces to-the vertical webs of. the center sills a, the :upper face of the plate 32 being on the same level .with the uppermost horizontal surfacesof the body bolster, the upper portions of the inner ends of the body bolster sectioned thusfas'tened to the center sills being downwardly depressed to permit of the interposition of the upper center sill flanges between the upper inner portions of the body holster sections and the base flange g belonging to the structure ofthe saddles b c. Each body bolster is provided with'a pair of side bearings, 9 being indicatedin Fig. 2. The outer ends of the body bolsters are recessed to receive a running-board r, thenrecesses in :the body bolster permitting the u per leyeljot the running board to lie sul stantially in the same, plane witliythe' top facesoff-the body The running boa'rd hing-board, but it is obviousthat a punnin board should beprovided along each si e of thetank and around the ends-oifthe care The body bolster sections are elongat d tojac'commodate; the, .runni aboard the anchored ends. of vthe tank ands being located-between. the running-board and the center sills." The lower faces of the body iibolsters ,from which the side bearings 51 ter of'the car, as indicated most clearly in j adapted to the levers, on which account I provide outer .,end

extensions tor the body bolsters, the under project, slope downwardly toward the cen- Fig. 2 these s10 app cation ofjackscrewsor surfaces u of which are substantially. horirental, and-therefore, -angul ar with res to the lower sloping. "facesof the body erlzt Q store, the surfaces a,- bybeing'horizontal and by; projecting sulficientily beyond the body one such side bearing,

ting longitudinal movgement of. the

is "margin'edalong its outer longitudinal edge by anangle-iron s, that serves to stifl'en gthe running-board. l have indicated but 'pne run Qting longitudinal movemen bolster proper, very readily permitting of jack-screw or lever engagement. The extensions t not only serve to afford the jackscrew-engaging surfaces a, but have sufiicient bo y to permit of the formation of push-pole-pockets o therein. 1

It is obvious. that changes may readily be made in the device of my lnvention as herein shown and particularly described, without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following 1. A car structure including a tank, an under-frame therefor, longitudinally of which the tank extends, and two tank supports beneath the tank, to one of which supports the vtankis rigidly secured, and which support is supported by a body bolster. belon ing to the under-frame, whereby the tan? is fixed with resnnct to the under-frame where it engages said support, the tank being free to slide upon" the companion tank support "thereby permitting longitudinal movement of the portion of the tank carried thereby with respect to the under-frame, whereby expansion and: contraction of the tank longitudinally thereof may occur with out rupture. 7 I

2. A car structureificluding a tank, an under fram'e therefor, longitudinally of which the tank extends, and two tank supports beneath the tank, one adjacent to each end thereof, to one of which-supports the tank is rigidly secured, and which support is rigid withrespectto the under'fr'ame,

whereby the tank is fixed with respect to V the under-frame where it engages said support, the companion tank, SIIPIJOIt P8I'II11lJ-. 1 portion whereby the tank is fixed with respect to the under-frame, whereby expansion and contraction of the tank longitudinally thereof may occur without rupture.

3. A car structure including a tank, an

under-frame having. two body bolsters and two tank supports, one'carried-by each body bolstentojone of which supports the tank is.

rigidlysecured, and which support is rigid with respect to the bodybolster carryingit, whereby the tank is-fixed-jwith respect to the under frame where-it engages said support, the companion tank sugport permitof the tankcarried thereby with respect to the undenframe; *whereb expansion and co ntraction}- -fof the tan longitudinall thereof may occur without ru'pture.

car structure including atank, an under-frame having-two bod bolsters and 'two supports,one *carrie by each body bolsteryto" one ofwhichsupports the tank is rigidly secured, and which support is rigid w th. respect to the body bolster carrying it,

whereby the tank. is}. fixed with respect to the portion .of attachment to its other-end upon expanport, the companion tank ting longitudinal lnovenien the under frame, whereby ex under-frame and being- .under-frame therefor,

the under-frame where it engages said supsu iport pernntt 0 the portlon of the tank carried thereby with respect to ansion and contraction of the tank longitu inally there of may occur Without rupture, and a tank band havin its ends in engagement with the body bo ster. and-passing over the tank in the neighborhood ofits said second sup- I port to hold the tank upon the-second support while permitting the aforesz lid'longit'udinal movement of'the'ta11k,..

- 5. A'carstructure including a't-ank, and

an under-frame therefor longitudinally .of:

which the tank extends, said tank being rig idly attached near one of its ends to the free to move longitudinally. of the under franie throughout the portion of its length from its. said place sion andcointraction'of the tank. 1

6. A car structure including a tank, an longitudinally of which" the tank extends, t wo tank supports beneath the tankyone adjacent to'each end tl1creof,.to one of rigidly secured, and which support is rigid wlthrespect to the under-frame, whereby the tank is fixed withr'espect to the under-' frame where it engages said. support, the companion; tank support permitting longitudinal movement of the portion of jthe tank carried-thereby with respect to the under-frame; wherebyeXpans'ionand contraction of "the tank longitudinally thereof, may occur without rupture, and a tank bandpassing' over the tank in the neighborhoodof itsfl'second' support and anchored to the. under-frame. to, hold the tank upon the sec- .ond supportwhile perinitting'the aforesaid longitudinal movement of the tank.

same plane. f

8. A car structure Including. a tank, an 1 body tions anchored. to the which supports the tank is cluded in the under-frame, the outer ends.

of which are recessed at theirAop portions.

and a run nin'g-boa rd. received ini'the recessed portions of the body bolsters, the recesses in the body bolsters being of such a depth as to cause the upper surface of the runningboard and the the body bolsters to lie substantially in the under-frame therefor, longitudinally of which the tank. extends,

which are recessed at their top portions, a running-board received in the recessed portions of the body bolsters, the recesses in the bolsters' being of such a depth as to cause the upper surface of the runningboard and the contiguous upper surface of v the body bolsters to lie substantially in the same plane, and tank bands hai-ing end porbody bolsters between said runningboard and the tank.

A car structure il'lcluding a. tank, and an under-frame therefor longitudinally of extends, said tank being which the I tank rigidly attached to a body bolster belonging to the undenfrmne and being free to move longitudinally of the under-frame througln out the remainder of its length from its said place of attachment .upon expansion and- Contraction of the tank;

. Inw tness whereof, I'hereunto subscribe contiguous upper surface of,

body bolsters in-- cluded in the under-frame,-theouter ends of 1 my name this 10th day of June A. D.,1909.

. ABRAM E. SMITH.

, Witnesses:

Louis V. H. ALnnRs, G. A.'lR1AYNOR 

